Health Management and Policy pursues more cost-effective systems and better public policy to increase health access
and equity. As populations expand and health systems become more complex, our top-ranked
program will take you beyond business and analytical models to understand the human
side of health care so you can create working environments and policy that serve the
entire community.

At Michigan Public Health, you'll be prepared to become a health care leader with
a comprehensive understanding of health services and policy as well as how to manage
and maximize those systems. Our multidisciplinary, integrated curriculum and world-renowned
faculty help the department maintain its ranking as one of the country's best health
management and policy program, according to U.S. News & World Report. Our alumni hold
key leadership positions across the health care industry and make innovative contributions
to the management of the nation's public health and health care systems.

Department of Health Management and Policy Recognized for Excellence in Leadership
Development

The Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School
of Public Health has received the CAHME/Ascension Award for Excellence in Healthcare
Leadership Development from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management
Education (CAHME).

Get to Know HMP

Our faculty, students, and alumni are making an impact -- around the corner, and around
the world.

The department was honored at the 2019 CAHME Awards Luncheon on March 3, 2019, during
the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress in Chicago.

In the classroom and in the capitol, Tianna Morgan pursues sound gun policy as a Health
Management and Policy student and advocate.